Elections 2024
Says armed forces "had nothing to do with the electoral process"; expresses commitment to bring perpetrators of May 9 riots to justice.
Updated 05 Mar, 2024 07:54pm
Out of the 336 seats in the lower House, the PML-N has 106; PTI-backed independents, including those in SIC, have 88; and the PPP has 67.
Published 05 Mar, 2024 08:53am
SIC legislators to file privilege motion against state-owned electronic media.
Updated 05 Mar, 2024 11:38am
ECP turns down SIC plea for not submitting list for reserved seats on time; commission to distribute vacant seats proportionally among other parties.
Published 05 Mar, 2024 07:34am
Bilawal endorses PTI call for inquiry into May 9; PTI-backed MNAs suggest investigation into alleged rigging, cipher issue.
Updated 05 Mar, 2024 08:22am
PTI's Gandapur skipped the oath-taking ceremony and instead attended the provincial assembly session.
Updated 05 Mar, 2024 08:43am
PTI condemns Sunday night’s action by district administration.
Updated 05 Mar, 2024 09:16am
Welcomes Maryam Nawaz as Punjab’s first woman CM, views it as significant milestone.
Updated 05 Mar, 2024 08:34am
Barrister Rida Hosain calls decision "entirely unconstitutional", Usama Khilji says "ECP has become a joke."
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 11:05pm
In 4-1 verdict, electoral watchdog says SIC is not entitled to claim quota for reserved seats due to having "non curable legal defects".
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 10:53pm
With constraints on its power the Sharif government has many challenges to navigate.
Published 04 Mar, 2024 09:27am
It will be difficult to address the structural issues that plague the farming community under a weak new coalition government,
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 10:15am
Updating the status of provinces from administrative to federating units can help the Center improve governance.
Published 04 Mar, 2024 08:55am
Rawalpindi police place four suspects, including Senator Chaudhry Tanveer and MNA Daniyal Chaudhry, on Provincial National Identification List.
Published 04 Mar, 2024 08:10am
PTI legislators claim new govt has no plan for country’s development.
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 11:05am
Fazl expresses "personal preference" for Achakzai over Zardari; Farooq Sattar seeks answers on "misuse of funds".
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 08:23am
Barrister Gohar and Omar Ayub elected party chairman, secretary general unopposed, respectively.
Published 04 Mar, 2024 07:23am
Party claims he sustained fierce blows to his head, leading to his transfer to the ICU where he is currently fighting for his life.
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 10:12am
Among the booked are 30 PTI leaders and office-bearers; Dawn learns that police teams raided the houses of some activists but police deny it.
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 10:39am
Calls restoring peace in Balochistan "biggest challenge".
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 08:51am
Xi, Raisi felicitate new PM; JI chief calls on parties to boycott assembly.
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 07:56am
Govt claims to have recovered "illegally occupied" land, party alleges raid prompted by chief’s NA speech.
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 09:58am
“Any attempt to curb digital freedoms wholesale betrays a shocking ignorance of how modern democracies and economies function,” it says.
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 10:22am
With constraints on its power the Sharif government has many challenges to navigate.
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 09:27am
In Pakistan’s current space-time configuration, the language of politics has changed dramatically.
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 09:44am
Shehbaz should remember that his govt will be walking a tightrope: policy confusion can quickly snowball into a national disaster.
Updated 04 Mar, 2024 09:20am
PTI warns PM’s election by an incomplete NA will be "unconstitutional".
Published 03 Mar, 2024 07:09am
JUI-F secretary says Fazl to hold "important meeting", make a speech regarding election rigging.
Updated 03 Mar, 2024 08:47am
Workers face off with policemen in Punjab; footage shows people being dragged out of cars; party terms protest "successful".
Updated 03 Mar, 2024 07:25am
PML-N chief enjoys support of 205 MNAs, needs 169 votes to defeat Omar Ayub; PTI-backed MNAs in no mood to cease anti-rigging protests in NA.
Updated 03 Mar, 2024 07:54am
